This and That 01-01-12

By the Herald

Published 6:00 am, Sunday, January 1, 2012

FIRST THURSDAY Family Reading Night welcomes children ages 4-7 for a night of bedtime stories at Unger Library from 7-7:30 p.m. Thursday. Community Reader Velma Thompson and Jr. Literacy Council members Shaina Dulakis and Kelsey Mires will read "The Snowy Day," "Pip and Squeak" and "The Jacket I Wear In The Snow." Children must be accompanied by an adult.

THE PLAINVIEW Area Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at West Texas Woodfire Grill. Call 293-7531 for lunch reservations.

For more details call Highland at 296-4137 or Texas AgriLife Extension at 291-5270.

FOR KID'S SAKE and Sandcastles classes are held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost for FKS, for adults, is $40 (cash only); cost for Sandcastles, for ages 5-17, is $10 or $20 for three or more children. Classes are from 8:15 a.m.-noon Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 3, April 14, May 12 and June 2. Registration is not necessary. Anyone needing more information may call Vickie at 995-2756.

THE WAYLAND theater department will hold auditions for its spring shows - "The God of Carnage" Feb. 24-27 and "Two Rooms" April 19-22 - at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Black Box, Harral Auditorium's studio theater. Anyone interested in auditioning should prepare a 90-second monologue or be prepared to read lines made available at the audition.

SOUTH PLAINS College Plainview will host registration for the spring 2012 semester from 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 10. Classes begin Jan. 17. Late registration is from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18. Students should bring photo ID and a form of payment for tuition and fees/textbooks (check, cash or credit card). Current students may register through Campus Connect, accessible at www.southplainscollege.edu.

The next Accuplacer placement test is Thursday. Students must pre-register.

For assistance with registration and general information, call 296-9611, ext. 4302 or 4304, or go by 1920 W. 24th St.

ASSISTANCE FOR those needing help paying for electricity and gas and who meet income requirements is available at South Plains Community Action, 1407 W. Fifth. Items needed include a utility bill, driver license, Social Security card for all household members, income verification for the last 30 days, landlord information.

Call 293-4397 for more information or to set up an appointment.

THE LITERARY LUNCH Bunch will meet at noon Feb. 28 in Van Howeling Room 124 at Wayland. Books to be discussed are: "Lead Like Jesus," by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges; "The Night Circus," by Erin Morgenstern; "The Killing of Lincoln," by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard; "The Elegance of the Hedgehog," by Muriel Barbery and Alison Anderson; "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," by Jamie Ford; "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life," by Walter Isaacson; and "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis.

JANUARY READERS' Page will be published Wednesday. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers' Page, Box 1240, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to the Herald at 820 Broadway; or e-mail to kwlewis@hearstnp.com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number.